Autogrill Group publishes 2011 Sustainability Report

Now in its seventh edition, this year’s Sustainability Report shows the Sustainability Roadmap for the 2012-2015 three-year time span: a strategic orientation of reference to integrate a sustainable approach with the operations’ management of the two business sectors (Food & Beverage and Travel Retail & Duty-Free); a guide towards innovation for the Group’s companies to identify, design and implement actions consistent with the objectives defined by Autogrill.

Gianmario Tondato da Ruos, Autogrill's CEO, declares: “The complexity of the period served as a stimulus to enhance the Group approach towards sustainability, which is no longer considered as a “nice to have”, but as a driver that can further foster innovation and competitiveness”.

New elements of the Report’s index 2011 include:

three sustainable strategic areas identified within the Roadmap: People, Product and Planet, which also define the major chapters of the Report 2011.

the separate representation of the characteristics, the initiatives and the performances of the two business sectors: Food&Beverage and Travel Retail & Duty Free, both from a social-environmental perspective and from an economic-financial standpoint

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has confirmed a B+ application level of its G3 Reporting Guidelines.

About Autogrill The Autogrill Group is the world’s leader in catering and retail services for travelers. The Group operates in two business sectors: Food & Beverage and Travel Retail & Duty-Free, it is present in 35 countries with approximately 62,800 employees and more than 5,300 points of sale in over 1,200 locations. Autogrill mainly operates through concession contracts in airports, highways and railway stations, as well as selected locations in city centers and malls, trade fairgrounds and cultural sites. In 2011 Autogrill generated sales of € 5,8 billion.